A nice cold beer

Pawwed Rig

I've been trying to taste as many different brands of beer as I could for the last few years. I loved the Tyskie for a while (Polish) and then drank Pilsner Urquell (Czech). My most recent one is an Argentinian beer called Quillmes. Seriously nice suds if somewhat expensive. It is currently €14 for a 6 pack of 330ml bottles.
Have also gained a taste for some of the pale ales that are currently available.
Any other suggestions?

Sephiroth_dude

Belfast lager is my favourite atm,very hard to come by atm though and pricey at 3.08 for a 500ml bottle.

Professey Chin

Metalman Pale Ale. Delicious stuff

Pawwed Rig

Where can they be purchased?
The only place I have seen Quillmes is Redmonds in Ranelagh.

Professey Chin

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Where can they be purchased?
The only place I have seen Quillmes is Redmonds in Ranelagh.

Metalman is on tap in a few places (Bull & Castle and Against the Grain for certain). Bottled ive seen in it in Sweeneys at Harts Corner in Phibsborough/Glasnevin. Actually id recommend Sweeneys for any beer. I've picked up mental stuff in there.

Sephiroth_dude

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Where can they be purchased?
The only place I have seen Quillmes is Redmonds in Ranelagh.

Only ever seen in my local super value and tescos now come to think of it.Trying to source a few bottle atm.

I am pie

Quilmes is watery muck and is considered mass market and low quality over here. It's only really bearable if extremely cold, there is a slightly better version called Quilmes 1890 but it ain't much to write home about either. No great quality in the brewing process either. There are a rake of good beers from Argentina but Quilmes is slop and pretty close to the bottom of the pile. I'd put it in the Budweiser/Miller bracket of watery pish. Schneider (not the one you'd see outside of Arg) is a much better brew.

Pawwed Rig

I am pie wrote: »

Quilmes is watery muck and is considered mass market and low quality over here.

So have you anything to add to the list that is available in Ireland?

Kev.OC

One of the nicest lagers I've ever had was Kokanee while I was over in Canada, but I haven't seen it anywhere since I came home.

At the minute Desperados is my drink of choice. It has tequila in it, apparently. Expensive though, €6 for 3 330ml bottles in Tesco.

DB83

Brooklyn lager is the flavour of the month for me... think they also do an ipa.

Also tried a hawaiian beer recently which was pretty good although quite different... name escapes me but is made with passion fruit.

Great selection up in superquinn in lucan these days.

I am pie

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

So have you anything to add to the list that is available in Ireland?

Yes.

Liam McPoyle

I am pie wrote: »

Yes.

Well aren't you just a Helpful Harry.

:rolleyes:


I've been trying the different speciallity beers that Dunnes have, over the last couple of weeks. They have 4 for €8.50 with a lot of them.

Thus far I've tried Banana bread beer, honey beer, chocolate stout and alcoholic ginger beer.

The best IMO was the ginger beer though it is quite sweet so you wouldn't drink anymore than 2 or 3 in one sitting.

I'm generally a Guinness drinker so unfortunately I find most beers/lagers just too gassy these days.

Professey Chin

Crabbies do some really nice Ginger Beer (Strawberry & Lime flavour and the Raspberry are lovely)
Banana Bread Beer I always found strange for taste but then I tried Mongozo Banana Beer. That was even weirder
I do love honey beer though!

Actually while I remember it, Ghost Ship have a nice pale ale too. And of course you can always go for Monty Pythons Holy Ale (which was actually better then I expected) :pac:


Oh, and if you want to feel like you were kicked in the head try Delerium. They have a really nice pale ale and a dark one too. Found their strawberry one horrible

Sleepy

Delerium Tremens is one of my all time favorites (up there with Kwak) though it certainly has a kick!

Have recently been enjoying Sierra Nevada IPA, 8 Degrees Sunburnt Irish Red and O' Hara's Red.

Barna77

DB83 wrote: »

Brooklyn lager is the flavour of the month for me...

Been drinking it lately. Nice one.

burnhardlanger

BrewDog 5AM Saint.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
FriarWeisse from the Franciscan Well.

swapple

Mac's gold all malt lager

All Day IPA (Founders)

Maisel Weisse (although I haven't found this anywhere in Dublin)

Any Brew Dog really, but a special mention to last months seasonal, Hoppy Christmas

Knex*

Want something different to drink tonight.

Anyone have any suggestions on a beer I can pick up handily in Dublin. Living near IFSC, if that helps.

Will pretty much drink any beer, except Carling. But preferences that have been mentioned on this thread so far would be Tyskie and Brooklyn Larger.

Good few mentioned I have yet to try though.

Pawwed Rig

Tyskie is widely available and reasonably priced so if you've not had it before it is, imho, the best of the Polish beers on the Irish market.
Or if you want to pay a little more you can get O'Hara's Irish Ale. It is available in LIDL afaik. Or try any pale ale.

Alternatively go to your local off licence and get a different bottle of how ever many you will drink and report back tomorrow:D

swapple

Knex. wrote: »

Want something different to drink tonight.

Anyone have any suggestions on a beer I can pick up handily in Dublin. Living near IFSC, if that helps.

Will pretty much drink any beer, except Carling. But preferences that have been mentioned on this thread so far would be Tyskie and Brooklyn Larger.

Good few mentioned I have yet to try though.

You should try The Brew Dock, they have a great selection of tasty beers, AND tasty food - http://www.yelp.ie/biz/the-brew-dock-dublin

Knex*

Cheers lads.

Have had Tyksie before and definitely agree with the sentiment, nicest of the Polish beers.

Was in Australia over Christmas and tried a good few pale ales over there. Quite popular.

LostinBlanch

Oh, there's so many good microbrews from here now. It depends what you like but the choice is much better than a few years ago. A good site for all this information is Beoir, they have a list of all Irish Craft Breweries as well as pubs that serve the stuff, and ditto offies that sell it. There's even an app to guide you to those places if you're ever stuck. :cool:

This isn't an ad, for Beoir of course if they want to pay me in beer I'll gladly accept. Seriously it's a good resource for anything beer related here.

The Brew Dock is grand, but I don't think they do off sales. Still, if you go in there try Trouble Brewing Ór Golden ale, and they also have a nice Helles (German ale, darker than a pilsener but lighter than a Dunkel). It depends on your taste, I prefer a maltier taste than something too hoppy, which means that I give something like Tom Creans a swerve usually. They are owned by Galway Bay Brewery and are sister pubs to Against The Grain in Wexford St and The Black Sheep in Capel St.

Of course, if you're stuck and you can get your hands on bottles of Spaten then that's your man.

OP, you'll find Augustiner in Redmonds - easily the nicest beer I've ever had.

The helles is the most popular, but they have a couple of variants to suit different tastes.

WesternZulu

O'Hara's stout and Brains Dark Ale are my two favorites at the minute.

Flimbos

I was going to have a cup of tea, but after looking at this thread, I think I'll have a couple of these instead!

playedalive

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OP, you'll find Augustiner in Redmonds - easily the nicest beer I've ever had.

I love that beer. I tried it for the first time in Munich a few years ago.

In terms of beers, I like Leffe Brun (Brown) but you can't really buy it here unless you go to a special off licence. Otherwise, I like vratislav (Czech beer), Paulaner and weissbier generally made in the likes of the Porterhouse.

Pawwed Rig

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OP, you'll find Augustiner in Redmonds

I am without car at the moment so am limited to the local Tesco Express which has an absolute dire range of beers (have been buying Harp).
Hopefully I will get the new motor next month and will make a B line for Augustiner in Redmonds:)

awec

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osaurus

If you want something truly special go for Bourbon County Bourbon Stout. It's crazy pricey at a tenner for a small bottle but it's 14% and it's the nicest bourbon stout I've ever had. So smooth and just amazing. You can get it in Redmonds of Ranelagh or the Deveneys in Dundrum. Stone brewing also came to Ireland recently, amazing beers. They're a large craft brewery in California.

Other's of note - most things by Mikkeller, brewdog and anything by the cork run Franciscan Well. Don't be lured by high percentages either, jack hammer (brewdog) is a lovely beer and it's 4% or there abouts. Same with Belgian beers, chouffe, delerium tremens and others.

DO NOT drink good quality beer cold! I repeat DO NOT drink it cold. Have it room temperature. Big multinational beer corps want you to drink their stuff cold. It hides the flavour. Drink a 5am saint cold and have one room temp. There is no comparison, the flavour pops. So if you grab a good beer leave it warm up for a while before tucking in, or if possible don't have it refrigerated and just pick it off the shelf.

burnhardlanger

Fischers Helles too.

Sephiroth_dude

awec wrote: »

You can usually get it in either Dunnes or Superquinn.

Ya tried my local dunnes,I've never seen it in there,not sure if there is a super quinn down here.Tesco's will be my next port of call.

awec

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Sephiroth_dude

We do indeed,next time I'm in douglas I'm going in there :cool:


:EDIT: Just realised they have an online store

Easy Rod

I'm a big fan of James Boags, a Tasmanian beer. I've seen it in O'Briens Kilbarrack and Superquinn in Sutton.

I'm not sure if it tastes delicious or just reminds me of living in Australia...either way I recommend it!

Aidric

Belgian or Czech beers are a safe fall back. Having lived in Prague for 3 years Pilsner Urquell tops a very competitive market for quality beer.

Turning to Belgium, Duvel or Leffe are great go to beers for taste and punch.

Pawwed Rig

Aidric wrote: »

Belgian or Czech beers are a safe fall back. Having lived in Prague for 3 years Pilsner Urquell tops a very competitive market for quality beer.

I would always drink Pilsner Urquell when in Prague but have found the bottled stuff here not to be very nice. Not sure if that makes sense

Pawwed Rig

I got Innis & Gunn in Tescos this evening. Scottish beer. Slightly on the expensive side being €7 for a litre (3 bottles) but tastes good so far

A Neurotic

I'm on a crowded train from Dublin to Cork, having had a horribly salty box of ****e from Supermacs, and I want nothing on this earth more than a pint of Punk IPA...

Aidric

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I would always drink Pilsner Urquell when in Prague but have found the bottled stuff here not to be very nice. Not sure if that makes sense

Sure it does, draft beer always tastes nicer. Believe it or not Heineken from the tap in Holland is very good, far removed from the slop you get outside Holland. Same for Grolsch and Amstel.

A Neurotic

Aidric wrote: »

Sure it does, draft beer always tastes nicer. Believe it or not Heineken from the tap in Holland is very good, far removed from the slop you get outside Holland. Same for Grolsch and Amstel.

Was in Amsterdam last week, it was pretty much just Heineken in a few places so I had a few glasses. Surprisingly good alright, I'd never have thought I'd enjoy it.

Aidric

A Neurotic wrote: »

Was in Amsterdam last week, it was pretty much just Heineken in a few places so I had a few glasses. Surprisingly good alright, I'd never have thought I'd enjoy it.

Yep, a welcome surprise it was.

Sephiroth_dude

Aidric wrote: »

Sure it does, draft beer always tastes nicer. Believe it or not Heineken from the tap in Holland is very good, far removed from the slop you get outside Holland. Same for Grolsch and Amstel.

A Neurotic wrote: »

Was in Amsterdam last week, it was pretty much just Heineken in a few places so I had a few glasses. Surprisingly good alright, I'd never have thought I'd enjoy it.

They must be keeping the good stuff in holland so for themselves.

almostover

Have become partial to Hoegaarden myself at the moment. Or if I've a craving for darker delights some beor Corca Dhuibhne or McGrath's Irish black #4 usually hits the spot

Jacob Creek

I got that 'canadian' beer last night, It was 10€ for 24 cans, It was out of date by a few months, drank 10 cans, today I feel like death lol

Pawwed Rig

Jacob Creek wrote: »

I got that 'canadian' beer last night, It was 10€ for 24 cans, It was out of date by a few months, drank 10 cans, today I feel like death lol

It is awful stuff alright. My wife even asked me not to buy it again as she says it stinks to high heaven.

10€ for 24 cans???:D You can't have been expecting much

eviltimeban

Nelson Imperial IPA (Widmer Brothers) is lovely. Available in Superquinn.

Tavern Porter and Nutty Black are two nice ones I can think of off the top of my head.

Hobgoblin by Wychwood (in Tesco) - cheap and cheerful but a very drinkable ale.

Hitachino Nest - there's only two places that sell this in Dublin: Yamamori restaurant, and McHugh's Off Licence in Kilbarrack. Its a Japanese beer, imported so a little more pricey but only like €3 something a bottle. There's a sweet stout I'd recommend, and a white beer that's akin to Hoegaarden but way nicer.

That_Guy

Anything I've tried by Sierra Nevada is absolutely gorgeous. Their India Pale ale is exceptionally tasty.

I know O'Brien's off licences stock them and I think I saw them in Tesco at one stage.

My sister got me some of that Banana Bread bear (I think Fuller's make it) and it's extremely tasty. Was skeptical about it at first. It's probably something I'd only be able to have one or two of as I found it's quite sweet personally. Works well as an after dinner beer.

Hobgoblin isn't a bad ruby ale. I'm not sure if I prefer this over Spitfire or not as I've not had the latter in quite a while.

Galway Hooker is a really good session beer actually. Can be pricey in some places but it's really delicious stuff.

My favourite old reliable beers are:

Brew Dog's Punk IPA - Really delicious. Think it's around 8% or upwards though and is far too easy to drink imo.

Anything by 8 Degrees. Seriously anything. Fantastic little brewery. Their winter's ale is top notch.

I'm not an alco.

jonnny68

Even after all these years Furstenberg still reigns supreme for me, best beer ever!

Anyone of a certain age will know in the mid 80's to early 90's Furstenberg was massively popular here (in Dublin anyway) and everywhere sold it.

My first ever pint at 16 in some now defunct bar in Denmark Street just off Parnell square (used to serve under age can't remember name) was a Furstenberg.

It just seemed to dissappear overnight into the wilderness and never to be seen again.

I came across it in a Morrissons supermarket in England last year and snapped it up, someone mentioned Lidl sold it but never seen it myself.